10 Days Best of Uganda Big 5 and Primate Safari.

Itinerary

Day 1

Arrival

On your arrival at Entebbe International Airport you will be met by our guide who will greet you and transfer you to your hotel, taking between 15 minutes to 40 minutes, depending on traffic. Overnight stay Gorilla Africa Guest House, Entebbe .

Day 2

Departure to Murchison Falls NP

Early morning drive to the far Western part of Uganda and en-route will visit the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to see the Rhinos and continue to Murchison falls National Park. Overnight stay at Fort Murchison Lodge, Full Board Basis.

Day 3

Murchison falls National Park

The early morning game drive give an opportunity to see animals like antelopes, buffaloes, elephants, giraffes and big cats like lions, hyena, leopard, including a number of birds like hornbills, vultures, woodpeckers, storks and many others.

Later go for lunch at the lodge and relax before the boat cruise at 2:00pm at the magnificent river Nile and crocodiles, African fish eagles, yawning hippos and many other wildlife species can be seen during the boat cruise. Overnight and Dinner at Fort  Murchison Lodge, Full Board basis.

Day 4

Drive to Kibale Forest Park

This drive will take 6 to 7 hours and before reaching the lodge. We shall have lunch in fortpotal town, then proceed to the lodge to check in. Overnight stay at Nyaika Hotel, Fortportal, Full Board Basis.

Day 5

Kibale Forest National Park

After breakfast we shall depart for chimpanzee tracking, this activity takes 3-4 hours depending where the chimps had slept and the terrain. After the activity we shall go back to the lodge for lunch and freshening up. After lunch we shall go for a swamp walk at Bigodi wetland sanctuary. This sanctuary hosts over 200 bird species like hornbills, waxbill, flycatchers, malimbe, turaco, barbets, sunbirds and many more. It also hosts over 8 primate species, squirrels, butterflies, flogs, reptiles and over 150 tree species. After the walk return to Nyaika Hotel for Dinner and Overnight on a Full Board basis.

Day 6

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park

This awesome experience can end at midday the drive to Queen Elizabeth National Park via Kikolongo Equator and perhaps take pictures then check in at the lodge, have lunch and proceed to Katwe salt lake tour. Return for Dinner and Overnight at Pumba Safari Cottages, Full Board basis.

Day 7

Queen Elizabeth National Park

After breakfast depart for a game drive expect to see lions, leopards, hyena, cobs, waterbucks, bushbucks and many other animals can be seen with a number of birds because this park have over 600 bird species making it Uganda’s final birding destination. After lunch go for the boat cruise through kazinga channel, a variety of bird species, elephants, buffaloes, crocodiles and many others can be viewed. Dinner and Overnight at Pumba Safari Cottages, Full Board Basis.

Day 8

Depart to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast we shall depart to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park through Ishasha sector increasing our chances of seeing the tree climbing lions, then continue and have lunch in Kihihi town. There after proceed to check in at Gorilla Close up Lodge, on a Full board Basis.

Day 9

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

After breakfast we shall depart for the amazing Gorilla tracking. This activity takes 3-5 hours depending on Gorilla movements and the terrain, after return to the lodge/camp for lunch and freshening up. After lunch go for a community walk, meet the local people, interact with them and participate in their daily routine activities. Return to Gorilla Close up lodge, Full Board Basis.

Day 10

Transfer to Entebbe International Airport.

After breakfast, you will drive back to Entebbe, but you will have a stopover at the Equator, have lunch and proceed to the Airport or your Hotel of Preference and Farewell.